Attachment for phonographs



March '16 1926.

C. F. SMITH ATTACHMENT FOR PHONOGRAPHS v Filed April 17, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 16, 1926.

CHARLES FBEDRICK SIi'LITl-li, OF SCHMIDT, NORTH DAKOTA.

ATTACHMENT PHONOGRAI HS.

Application filed April 17, 1923. Serial No. 632,750.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Schmidt, in the county of Morton and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in an Attachment for Phonographs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an attachment for phonographs, wherein, a toy merry-go-round is adapted to be positioned in the lower part of the cabinet of a phonograph and to be operated by the motor employed for operating the phonograph record.

A further object of the invention is to provide a 'disk mounted on one end of a vertical shaft within the lower part of a phonograph cabinet and wherein the disk has a number of animals mounted thereon which are adapted to revolve by the motor of the phonograph so as to give the disk and toy animals mounted thereon the appearance of a merrygo-round.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a toy attachment in combination with a phonograph, which will not only prove interesting and amusing to children, but also of educational value in teaching the children the 'names of the various animals 0 mounted on the rotary disk.

And a still further object of my invention is to provide novel means of supporting the merry-go-round in the lower part ofa pho nograph cabinet, so that the merry-go-round may be swung either in or out as desired.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a phonograph attachment of the above indicated character, which is simple in construction, durable, efficient for the purpose intended, and one that can be manufactured and installed on phonographs at a relatively low cost.

These and like objects of the invention will be better understood as the description follows and as is specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a phonograph cabinet equipped with my toy merrygo-round.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of same, with the cover of the cabinet opened.

Figure 3 is a horizontal section through the phonograph cabinet, showing the means employed for operating my toy merry-goround, and

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 44 of Figure 3.

Referring to the accompanying drawings in detail, like characters'will be used to designate like parts in the different views.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a phonograph cabinet having an open compartment 2 in the bottom of same which is adapted to be closed by hinged doors 3. The numeral 4 indicates the cylinder of the phonograph, 5 the horn, and 6 the motor employed for operating the cylinder 4.

The motor 6 has a shaft 7 that extends a 79V 9, has a belt 11 thereon for driving my toy merry-go-round, which comprises a disk 12 having a number of toy figure animals 13 mounted on the upper side adjacent the edge of same. The disk 12 is mounted on the end of a shaft 14 and has braces 15 connecting 90 the shaft with the disk to make same stable, while the upper end of the shaft is provided with a bevel-gear '16. A bracket 17 having upper and lower arms 18 and 19 respectively is swingingly mounted in bearings 20 attached to one side of the innerwall of the cabinet. The arms 18 and 19 provide a support for the shaft 14'and the free end of the arm 18 is bent at right angles to form an upwardly projecting portion 21 for supporting a horizontal shaft 22, on which is mounted a pulley 23 over which the belt 11 passes, while on the opposite end of the shaft is a bevelgear 24 which is adapted to mesh with the bevel-gear 16.

In the operation of my toy, we will assume that the motor 6, which can be a spring or electric motor, is started and that the bracket 17 supporting the shaft and disk is swung outwardly to the position indicated in Figure 2, which provides a tension on the belt 11, so that a rotary motion is imparted to the shaft 14 and disk 12, through the bevel-gears 16 and 24, thus causing the'disk carrying the figure toys to revolve as the piece of music is played.

In view of the foregoing description of my invention taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it isthought that any further explanation as to the construction, operation, and objects of this invention is unnecessary.

lVhile I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, I realize that various minor changes may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed, and therefore, I do not wish'to limit myself to the exact details of construction shown, nor to the combination and arrangement of parts.

hat I claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a toy of the character described in combination with a phonograph, a cabinet, a disk carrying a series of animal. figures, means for supporting said disk in the cabinet of the phonograph, means for swinging: said disk partially out of said cabinet, and

means connecting said disk with the motor of the phonograph for revolving said disk when swung out and upon the playing of the phonograph.

2. In a toy of the character described in combination with a phonograph, a cabinet, a shaft supported in the lower part of the cabinet, a disk secured to said shaft, said disk adapted to carry a series of figure toys, means for swinging said shaft and disk into and out of said cabinet, and means for connecting said shaft with the motor of said phonograph for revolving" said disk and figure toys carried thereon upon playing of the phonograph.

In testimony whereof, I have afiixed my signature.

CHARLES FREDEICK SMITH. 

